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BARREL TAP. I i No. 315,370. Patented'Apr. 7. 1885.

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SYDNEY W. YATTAVV, OF MINEVILLE, NEW YORK.

BA RREL-TAP.

ESPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,370, dated April 7, 1885.

Application filed November 26, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SYDNEY W. YATTAW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mineville, in the county of Essex and State tents being lost or wasted; and I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aplan view of an improved barrel-tap, and Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same on theline X Xof Fig. 1.

Similarletters refer to similar parts th roughout the several views.

The disk or circular band A, which is made of brass, iron, or any other suitable material, is provided with a circular opening, A, and having its outer upper part beveled. (Shown in Fig. 2.) The under side of the disk A is formed with a shoulder, K, to provide a seat for the center piece, 0, which is correspondingly shouldered, as shown in the drawings.

The upper side of the disk A, for about onethird its circumference, is provided with a recess, H, having a horizontal bottom, as shown in Fig. 1, the object of which will be hereinafter more fully described. The center piece, 0, is provided with a screw-threaded opening, F, for the purpose of receiving a screwplug E, or when E is detached therefrom to receive a beer pump or faucet. (Not here shown.) A square opening, D, is formed in said center piece, 0, which is adapted to receive a wrench, by means of which the center piece, 0, is rotated in the annulus or hollow disk A.- As heretofore stated, the upper side of the disk A is recessed for a certain distance, the recess terminating in shoulders h, and to the periphery of the center piece,C, is secured a projecting lug, I, which extendsover the recess of the disk A, and this limits the r0 tation of the center piece to the distance between the shoulders h of the recess H, so that when plug E is to be removed from or replaced in the part 0 the said part will not be turned too far, as will be fully explained in the description of the apparatus.-

On theunder side of the tap is placed a packing, B, of leather, rubber, or any other suitarel or cask, and secured by screws or other fasta ening means passed through holes K. When it is desired to remove plug E from hole'F without emitting liquid, the implement is'placed inhole D and the part 0 turned until lug I meets shoulder h, as shown in full lines in Fig. 1. When thus placed, the opening F is covered by the solid portion of the washer B, and

the plug E can be removed without any of the contents of the barrel escaping. When so removed, a faucet or pump-can be inserted in lieu of it and the part 0 turned back to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, when holes F and Gregister, and the contents may be drawn off. When the faucet is to be removed and the plug reinserted, the operation above described is repeated and the fancet removed and plug replaced. When thus replaced, it is of course immaterial whether j holes F and G register or not. The lug I will limit the rotation of part 0, and at one end will cause holes F and G to exactly register.

When desired for transportation, a seal of V wax may be applied to the parts to prevent the device from being tampered with.

I am aware that taps have been formed with exterior pivoted disks which may be turned to cause two holes to register and emit the contents of the barrel, and that a swing: ing pivoted valve has been used for the same purpose, and I do not claim such, but limit myself to the construction set forth in the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is r 1. The combination of the tap A, formed with the shoulder K, center piece, G,pr0vided jecting lug I, and the packing B, having the with openings F and D, and packing B, havopening G, substantially as described. ing the opening G, all arranged substantially In testimony whereof I aifix my' signature in as herein set forth. presence of two witnesses.

2. The cap A, formed with the shoulder K, SYDNEY W. YATTAW. and the flat portion H, in combination with Witnesses:

the center piece, 0, provided with a plug- CHESTER B. MOLAUGHLIN,

opening, F, a wrench -0pening, D, and pro- KINSLEY O. MORHOUS. 

